The Salt Lake Public Library Building is a perfect example of the interconnection between the horizontal circulation, which generates a scale that is more in touch with the land and invites a more leisurely travel, with the vertical circulation that generates a direct relationship with the sky. It is beautiful that when entering the person is guided through the light that spans the entire height of the building and is distributed along the horizontal spaces lowers. This differentiation of heights and circulation types is obviously a separation between traffic spaces and places to stay. This vertical axis running through the entire building is one that organizes and hierarchy all spaces.
This library has four facades that are related in perfect harmony with the context. In its front facade reveals the six stories that make up the library, also showing a series of balconies that are on each floor.
Inside we can see that there all the spaces needed for the excellent operation of the library (coffee room, reading rooms, shops, exhibitions of collections, auditoriums, services areas, offices, audiovisual center, among other things). And there is also an important relationship with the outside due to the terraces and panoramic views.
The Salt Lake Public Library Building is a generator of different feelings in people looking for comfortable and pleasant place to be. It combines the best of internal space and communicates with the outside.
The Salt Lake Public Library Building…
The Salt Lake Public Library Building is a perfect example of the interconnection between the horizontal circulation, which generates a scale that is more in touch with the land and invites a more leisurely travel, with the vertical circulation that generates a direct relationship with the sky. It is beautiful that when entering the person is guided through the light that spans the entire height of the building and is distributed along the horizontal spaces lowers. This differentiation of heights and circulation types is obviously a separation between traffic spaces and places to stay. This vertical axis running through the entire building is one that organizes and hierarchy all spaces.
This library has four facades that are related in perfect harmony with the context. In its front facade reveals the six stories that make up the library, also showing a series of balconies that are on each floor.
Inside we can see that there all the spaces needed for the excellent operation of the library (coffee room, reading rooms, shops, exhibitions of collections, auditoriums, services areas, offices, audiovisual center, among other things). And there is also an important relationship with the outside due to the terraces and panoramic views.
The Salt Lake Public Library Building is a generator of different feelings in people looking for comfortable and pleasant place to be. It combines the best of internal space and communicates with the outside.